Social Science - 19 October 2007

Given everything that is going on in the housing market, and our economy being at the beginning of a recession, On a economic standpoint, what would you do to correct the problem, first as the chairman of the FED, second as the President? I know no one owes me an answer but am curious what everyone believes...

2007-10-19 17:25:33 · 6 answers · asked by Doug favors universal insurance! 3 in Economics

Making assumptions? Thank you.

2007-10-19 17:16:23 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

So... last night I had a weird dream. I'm 15, a sophomore and the dream took place last year when I was a freshman. It was in my old lit classroom with my two friends Lynda and Heather. Our teacher had given us this beautiful necklace to take care of but we lost it. Throughout the dream we spent a load of time actually looking for it, and by the end of the dream my Lit teacher has it and says, "Be careful who your friends are," so in my dream, I had this conclusion that Lynda and Heather had taken the necklace and tried blaming it on me. Then I woke up. What my teacher said in the dream was a bit creepy, but then on dreammoods I looked up what it meant to have lost a necklace and it meant that I would soon be grieving for a loved one, that scared me a bit too.. if anyone has any insight on this please tell me... I know it doesn't sound like some big deal but it really is bothering me. Thanks in advance.

2007-10-19 16:51:54 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2 in Dream Interpretation

Here's the scenario: If you had been involuntarily committed (deemed a threat to yourself through psych evaluation), and you felt your patient rights were violated because you were coaxed (more like coerced) into a treatment that you initially made it very clear you did not want (e.g., a specific drug therapy) but at the time were too afraid to assert your rights in front of the professonals on the psych ward, should you seek legal services, or would it be a waste of time because it would be your word against the professionals?

By the way, this is an ethical question not a real case.

2007-10-19 16:48:17 · 7 answers · asked by What I Say 3 in Psychology

I tried to apply to other schools but they would take me based on my race and gender. My friends tell me how great it is in their schools and i really wish i can be in one of those big, exciting schools. My school is smaller than my elementary school! because it once was an elemetary school and they made it into highschool about twenty years ago. well, i feel trapped and i feel like i can have a better high school experience if i went to a big school. when they say " highschool is suposed to be the best four years of your life" it's not for me andi t's like impossible because my school is so small. i feel like if i cannot enjoy these years, i'm missing out on life. there is like nothing after highschool, only more stress. how can i make myself feel better other than to focus on work? and am i missing out on a good highschool experience?

2007-10-19 16:46:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I. CANNOT. SLEEP.

I've asked this question so many times before. It's just so hard for me to fall asleep. I've tried relaxing before bed, drinking warm milk, taking a bath....I don't want to try sleeping pills because they're not healthy and I don't want to get addicted (please don't recommend them). I've tried counting sheep, concentrating on my breaths, everything!!! WHAT SHALL I DO? by the way, I'm 14 years old and in high school, and this has been going on for 3 months straight. (My mother won't take me to the doctor b/c she insists that my problem can be solved with a strong will.)

2007-10-19 16:42:49 · 10 answers · asked by julia 6 in Other - Social Science

I am a man who enjoys the company of women and have NO sexual attraction towards men. However, I get the tendency to dress up like a girl and I cant stop. I really want to stop, but it is hard and I dont know why I have this urge.

As a kid I was put into a dress couple of times by my sister and dont know if that has any bearings.

2007-10-19 16:40:21 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

That man was on earth before the ape and that the ape has evolved from, and continues to evolve from, man? And that mankind continues to regress.

Need a little proof? Just look around you at some of the mindless things so-called humans do to themselves and each other. Look at some of our elected officials and some of the world’s so-called leaders.

When so many humans act more like animals than animals doesn't it make you wonder?

(I'm just kidding here. But barely kidding.)

2007-10-19 16:37:43 · 6 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7 in Anthropology

What if were were 100? 10,000? 1,000,00? 2? 1? None of these people, of course, would have knowledge of the events that transpired before their death.

2007-10-19 16:27:51 · 26 answers · asked by ApolloLorne 3 in Other - Social Science

2007-10-19 16:23:02 · 5 answers · asked by Plondaranera 3 in Psychology

One of my (male) co-workers insists that a woman who chooses not to have children is "less of a woman" than one who does have children.

He can't justify his logic and when asked if a man who chooses not to have children, is less of aman, he laughs at the idea.

To me, this sounds VERY sexist and I find it offensive that I am 'less' of a person by not having a baby.

This co-worker is from an eastern Indian heritage and states that "Americans think men and women are equal but they're not!" Yet he does not think ANY of these things are sexist.


... while its obvious that he's a bit confused...

What are your thoughts?

Does having a baby make me more of a woman?

What about men who elect not to have children? Are they less manly?

I'd love to hear different perspectives.

2007-10-19 16:18:32 · 69 answers · asked by kerrisonr 4 in Gender Studies

Adrey theorized that during evolution early man fragmented into separate heredity types, with many developing aggressive genes and the rest retaining more passive genes. The fragmentation continued as like-minded sub-cultures developed and the different sub-cultures started distancing themselves from each other. And that these gene types were passed down from generation to generation, to the extent of explaining why some cultures and sub-cultures tend to be more aggressive than others.

How predominate a role do you think hereditary genes play into the more violent personality types? Collectively or individually?And if it's strictly an individual trait how would this account for certain cultures tending to be more aggressive than others?

Environment? Heritage? Both?

2007-10-19 16:18:14 · 1 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7 in Psychology

I deffinately want to live... but in the back of my head these thoughts pop up when im stressed,,,,

Is it normal for everyone to have these thoughts present at times?

My BF knows I feel this way... He said he was worried.....So i know I need to figure this out!

2007-10-19 16:01:49 · 9 answers · asked by Mia S 2 in Psychology

I particularly notice their lack of hand gestures, the controlled and constant speed at which they answer the questions, the fact that they are dead still in the seat, the dry monotony of their speech pattern and the content of the answers.

2007-10-19 15:51:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

if so, why? I want to know why some people feel the need to be mean to someone who has done nothing bad to you or someone you know. I would like to hear the reasons from people who are the ones who be mean to others.

2007-10-19 15:50:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

If you could choose to be any age that you wanted, what age would you choose? Would you stick with your current one? Older? Younger? If you don't mind, plz include current age?
Thanks

2007-10-19 15:44:41 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-10-19 15:44:29 · 9 answers · asked by margaret m 1 in Psychology

for english we have to make short movies on the theme of life. im thinking of doing a child growing up... etc etc. the different stages in life. i want to have a slowish really emotional song for the soundtrack! any ideas??

2007-10-19 15:29:12 · 11 answers · asked by Tilli 2 in Psychology

My cousin had a dream last night about her middle and youngest children sitting by a lake. The middle child was holding the baby and he slipped, falling into the lake. She jumped in to try to rescue him but she could not find him. Suddenly her husband (who is serving overseas) appears and saves the baby. Can anyone interpret what this dream might mean? Thank you!!

2007-10-19 15:23:27 · 3 answers · asked by HappyGyrl 3 in Dream Interpretation

Loners and "free spirits" who come on real strong at first. Then they slip into a pattern of addictively emailing me or calling me, but somehow keeping themselves at distance. They love corresponding with me and talking on the phone with me, but I want someone who wants to be with me. I don't think that's too much to ask.

I'm on a time-out fr. dating to heal and do some soul searching. This is what I have noticed ab. my recent dating history. I already know that, as Melody Beatty puts it, I can be attracted to the frog and not jump into the pond. What I want to know is this: How can I change this tendency altogether? Fix my radar, so to speak? Or can I?

Looking back, I can see that the best relationships I have had in my life were with guys I initially was not attracted to, in that special way, at all. Guys who knew what they wanted and made time to put some positive energy into the relationship.

I have a great life, overall--that I want to share w/ someone special.

2007-10-19 15:20:35 · 3 answers · asked by Indi 4 in Psychology

When I sleep, I dream of something that is hard to understand.
when I'm awake, sometimes I see my dreams through things that I found it very familiar. What phenomenon is happening to me?

2007-10-19 15:18:04 · 7 answers · asked by Nathaniel Z 2 in Psychology

i mean like alcoholics or people with mental issues? or abusive men or promiscuous women? i know things like body shape and ideals usually but i mean like attitude and habits....

2007-10-19 15:10:32 · 7 answers · asked by badbitty101 2 in Psychology

when you finally sit down and you're physically and mentally so exhausted but your mind keeps going and you can't turn it off?

2007-10-19 15:10:06 · 12 answers · asked by Lioness 6 in Psychology

Do you smirk when you compare your score to others?

Do you feel you have a certain electronically prowess when "top contributor" is displayed below your "hidden" identity?

Do you really feel qualified to answer medical questions? Are you ignorant enough to ask medical questions and expect and true medical diagnosis?

I'm curious.

2007-10-19 15:00:44 · 11 answers · asked by The Oracle 2 in Psychology

2007-10-19 15:00:17 · 16 answers · asked by Stony 4 in Psychology

2007-10-19 14:55:23 · 58 answers · asked by Deirdre O 7 in Gender Studies

They have met all requirements to run

2007-10-19 14:53:13 · 18 answers · asked by Mr.Morgan 4 in Gender Studies

2007-10-19 14:51:21 · 5 answers · asked by ApolloLorne 3 in Psychology

Hi i have dreamed , that im in forest somewhre with some one from my familydont remember who now , then instantly there is a lot snakes spides all surounded me , and one snake bited me, snakes were in all direffent colors like orange and dark stripes , plus i saw green muchrooms growing , does any one know what my dream meant?

2007-10-19 14:39:26 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

In my dream I was a concert or something was going on where there were a lot of people. And I ran into these old friends and asked if I could hang out with them. They said yeah. So we hung out but I don't remember what we were doing or any conversations we were having. I just think that it's strange because these people had no effect on my life, they were more like acquaintances that I said hi to during high school. Weird?!?

2007-10-19 14:30:00 · 5 answers · asked by alexswife21 2 in Dream Interpretation